Seth brings to his teaching and research over 20 years of experience in the film and television industry working predominately as a documentary producer. He has produced primetime television documentaries for TVNZ and factual programming for SBS Television. Teaching and researching within the field of New Media for the last 15 years, Seth has integrated his industry experience and previous education in Graphic Design with research on video practices and interactive online documentary. Interested in media innovation and social enterprise, Seth specialises in collaborating on the design of audiovisual workflows, production frameworks and interactive systems for the not-for-profit sector and Indigenous communities.

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Research supervision

Seth is registered as a research supervisor in the areas of Media, New Media and Interaction Design.

Funded research

Water Narratives, Timor Leste (2010-2013)

ARC Discovery, ‘Reconnecting with Water: Lessons from a diverse economy’, (DP1095131), The University of MelbourneConsultantDesigning a production framework for recording audiovisual content in Timor Leste, for publication in an online audiovisual archive.

Locative Painting, The Stony Rises Project (2008–2011)

RMIT Design Hub, Creative VictoriaChief InvestigatorA cultural history project conducted in collaboration with the rural arts community in Corangamite, Victoria. The design of an interactive system that utilised the Google Maps API to produce an interactive online documentary prototype.

Bogota Colombia, World Vision Australia (2008-9)

Industry PartnershipChief InvestigatorIndustry research partnership between RMIT University and World Vision Australia (WVA). The project involved the design of a video production framework and interactive online system to communicate the complexities of an Aid Development Program (ADP), in Bogota Colombia. A key objective was to provide WVA sponsors access to multiple perspectives on an ADP.

Videodefunct (2007-9)

RMIT School of Media and Communication, RMIT Design HubChief InvestigatorCollaboration with Interaction Designers on the customisation of an interactive system for publishing video online. This iterative software development received both internal and external funding over a two-year period.

Teaching

In his teaching and research, Seth is interested in the nexus between design and media. He is developing a studio model for teaching media production and uses design methods and methodologies to support an experimental and innovative approach towards working with a diversity of real-world issues.

Current the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching:

Master of Media studio teaching with a specific focus on mobile media production.

Interdisciplinary undergraduate studio collaboration between communication design and media students focusing on nonfiction design for a not-for-profit organisation specialising in community social services.

Undergraduate studios focusing on the development of online video and interactive documentary practices.

Teaching awards

2008, Australia Learning and Teaching Council, Collaborative delivery of program that enhances student knowledge through integrating process-based learning with practice and fostering links between pedagogy and industry, (Awarded to Media Program).

Seth has extensive industry experience in the film and television industry across a range of roles that include: working in the art department, assistant directing on feature films and television drama, along with directing and producing corporate videos, commercials, music videos, short drama films, television documentaries and factual programming. He has received arts funding for short films and documentaries.

Seth has extended through teaching and research, his engagement with audiovisual practices. His practice is interdisciplinary across media, visual arts and design. He produces audiovisual works for exhibition, broadcast, screening and online publication.

In his teaching and research Seth has initiated a number of industry collaborations with the not-for-profit sector. He is interested in students engaging with external organisations on projects and universities providing innovative research solutions to real-world “wicked problems”.